five

My last roof water leak was one or more of the five marker lights on the top front of the coach. The leaks, if more than one, were not the gaskets between the lights and the roof, but the gaskets between the amber lenses and the bodies of the lights. So I resealed all five from the outside, I did not replace the internal gaskets.

Thanks, that's much cheaper than an AH system.

All things considered, a strong head wind is the worse detriment to good MPG...it's like having a ping pong table strapped to the front.

Nice job, Joe. Would you care to share the cost with us...excluding your very high labor cost of course?

Any after market suspensions cannot increase the cargo capacity of the truck. Only the manufacturer can do that.

I opted for the more portable unit, a Blue Ox Patriot II. To set it up for travel, set it on the floor in front of the driver's seat, adjust the driver's seat so it is just touching the back of the Patriot, attach the Patriot's control rod foot to the brake pedal, plug in the 12 volt and push the "set up" button. When the "set up" button is pushed, the control rod will push the brake pedal all the way in, then come all the way back out. Done. There is a wireless controller in the coach that lets you adjust braking action from the cockpit.

Read my post of April 1st....It's best to figure weights at the max...at 16k, a 3/4 ton will be way over the cargo capacity of the truck. Do the numbers and look at the sticker noted above.

Hard to beat any CRV (FWD or AWD), model year 2014 and earlier.

Having brakes on the toad is a good way to CYA, if nothing else. I towed for years without them, and this MH, at 49k GVWR, doesn't really need them pulling a CRV...but I have them.

What are the ages of tires....from the date codes on the tires?

Recently I had friend with a roof leak and his tech said they use Geocel 2300 in the factory. https://www.geocelusa.com/product/2300-construction-tripolymer-sealant/

That is an all too common problem with ACs around the age of yours...sent you a PM.

If it is a ''whole house water filter'' it's usually in the outside compartment with the fresh water hose and outside faucets.

They are doing well, selling more than they make. No way they are selling 72 units a month, much less a week....if they are selling them, it's pie in the sky, 'cause they can't be making that many.

The winds at altitude are always west to east...that's why the flight times from LAX to ATL are faster than ATL to LAX.

My water pump is very easy to access, it's near the power water hose. Remove a cover plate.

Many are not aware that Freightliner makes an SL chassis which is comparable to the Spartan, I've had both. They put it on the higher end coaches. https://www.fcccrv.com/chassis/sl/ JMHO, but I would not limit my search to just two brands. There are lots of nice larger coaches out there from American Coach, Newmar, Winnebago, and more.

I am skeptical of ads that claim you won't have to wax the MH for seven years. What do they have that Meguires, Nu Finish, etc don't have? The prevention of fabric stains is a long time money making gimmick for car dealers. No mention of price. If I had a new DSDP, I'd be looking for covered storage. On edit, here's their link: http://nanocareproducts.com/best-car-paint-protection-coating-products/

Which AC model do you have? You might want to add that to your signature.

When I got there we had half Super Cs and called the others C minuses. The Super Cs had the L11 engines that kept exploding...we lost one also, when the engine exploded into the aft pylon. After that, they pulled the L11s and made them all standard C models.

Not FT, but getting ready to head out again. We usually spend three to four months on the road. Couple of days ago I had a guy (who knows nothing about RVs or camping) ask me when I was going "camping" again. I told him I was getting ready, have to wash the tent and clean the Coleman stove.

178th were the Box Cars if my ancient memory is correct. After a ground tour with the 25th ID, I went to flight school, Chinook transition and back to VN, where I spent a year with the 213th ASHC (Black Cats) in Phu Loi, Sep 70 to Sep 71. We had 16 CH 47C models....and one little OH 58.

I may be wrong, but it seems to me the FMCA mag, Jan issue I think, has a list of members who are willing to help other members who need it. They provide overnight stays, the capability to drive a member's coach home, and something else I can't recall...I don't have that issue at home, it's in the MH.

Like you, I kept my head and A** down, but still came out with a PH. My first tour was in the artillery, but my helicopter tour made it hard to keep my head down. But as luck would have it, I still got the PH during my first tour.

Along the same lines, when we had our RF blowout a couple of years ago, we called GS road service. The guy they sent had very little room in which to work, the shoulder was very narrow with the RF wheel right on the edge of a 45 degree embankment. He jacked up the coach and changed the tire without ever removing the rim. He was very fast and good...and said, "please don't tell anybody I did not remove the rim."